State roster

Top names in South Carolina

The names most likely to appear on 2008 South Carolina birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,196 South Carolina births in 2008 across 1,630 distinct names.

Distinctively South Carolina

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say South Carolina more than they say America.

#51Bryson#178 nationally
#87Zionoutside the national top 200
#91Janiyaoutside the national top 200
#76Jaylen#185 nationally
#93Loganoutside the national top 200
#99Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#100Daltonoutside the national top 200
#51Mckenzie#151 nationally
#73Malachi#160 nationally
#46Jordan#128 nationally
#82Angel#159 nationally
#18Caroline#94 nationally

Girls

#1Madison302US #6
#2Emma277US #1
#3Emily257US #3
#4Abigail218US #8
#5Olivia209US #4
#6Isabella207US #2
#7Elizabeth192US #9
#8Ava191US #5
#9Anna173US #26
#10Addison166US #12
#11Hannah161US #17
#12Sarah154US #20
#13Taylor149US #22
#14Chloe143US #10
#15Alyssa142US #16
#16Sophia142US #7
#17Destiny138US #47
#18Caroline134US #94
#19Trinity134US #70
#20Savannah130US #33
#21Alexis127US #15
#22Makayla121US #37
#23Lillian112US #29
#24Ashley111US #18
#25Morgan111US #46
#26Samantha111US #11
#27Ella110US #19
#28Brianna106US #23
#29Natalie105US #13
#30Lily104US #24
#31Hailey101US #25
#32Nevaeh101US #34
#33Mary98US #96
#34Peyton96US #60
#35Jada94US #110
#36Kaylee93US #31
#37Aaliyah92US #76
#38Lauren92US #30
#39Riley91US #39
#40Victoria89US #27
#41Jasmine88US #43
#42Gabrielle85US #79
#43Kylie85US #51
#44Katherine84US #45
#45Layla84US #55
#46Jordan83US #128
#47Allison80US #32
#48Mackenzie79US #65
#49Kaitlyn77US #53
#50Zoe76US #58
#51Mckenzie73US #151
#52Grace72US #21
#53Jayla72US #117
#54Madelyn72US #64
#55Sydney69US #49
#56Kayla68US #28
#57Aubrey66US #42
#58Bailey66US #82
#59Brooklyn66US #48
#60Payton64US #91
#61Katelyn63US #80
#62Leah63US #40
#63Sara62US #92
#64Haley61US #102
#65Hayden61US #127
#66Jessica61US #59
#67Kimberly60US #57
#68Madeline60US #56
#69Arianna58US #66
#70Autumn58US #87
#71Gracie58US #99
#72Mia57US #14
#73Gabriella56US #35
#74Kennedy56US #115
#75Serenity56US #111
#76Amelia55US #68
#77Brooke54US #52
#78Mariah54US #77
#79Maria53US #63
#80Reagan50US #143
#81Marley49US #145
#82Angel48US #159
#83Ashlyn48US #152
#84Audrey48US #44
#85London48US #156
#86Zoey48US #98
#87Claire47US #62
#88Faith46US #90
#89Lydia46US #120
#90Shelby46US #158
#91Janiya45
#92Jennifer45US #84
#93Logan45
#94Avery44US #38
#95Summer44US #169
#96Kendall43US #149
#97Rachel43US #74
#98Evelyn42US #54
#99Kayleigh42
#100Miley42US #129

Boys

#1William457US #8
#2Joshua319US #4
#3Christopher314US #9
#4Jayden312US #11
#5James300US #17
#6Jacob299US #1
#7Michael293US #2
#8Ethan287US #3
#9John287US #20
#10Noah242US #15
#11Jackson237US #32
#12Elijah222US #22
#13Matthew213US #10
#14Christian203US #23
#15Landon202US #45
#16Caleb201US #34
#17David201US #14
#18Andrew195US #12
#19Daniel194US #5
#20Jordan191US #48
#21Joseph187US #13
#22Jonathan186US #26
#23Robert184US #49
#24Nicholas180US #29
#25Tyler180US #28
#26Cameron178US #53
#27Anthony177US #7
#28Charles175US #63
#29Aiden173US #16
#30Gabriel171US #24
#31Logan167US #19
#32Samuel162US #27
#33Thomas162US #52
#34Benjamin161US #25
#35Brandon153US #33
#36Nathan146US #21
#37Dylan144US #31
#38Gavin144US #30
#39Alexander142US #6
#40Zachary140US #47
#41Brayden137US #51
#42Mason137US #35
#43Justin135US #44
#44Hunter129US #54
#45Austin126US #55
#46Lucas124US #46
#47Isaiah122US #42
#48Jaden118US #88
#49Jeremiah118US #68
#50Luke115US #43
#51Bryson114US #178
#52Kevin112US #41
#53Hayden109US #76
#54Ryan109US #18
#55Evan100US #38
#56Owen95US #58
#57Chase93US #67
#58Wyatt93US #62
#59Carter92US #65
#60Aaron90US #50
#61Jason89US #60
#62Connor87US #57
#63Jose85US #40
#64Timothy80US #107
#65Josiah78US #95
#66Ashton77US #122
#67Jack77US #39
#68Cooper74US #92
#69Eric74US #86
#70Isaac74US #37
#71Xavier74US #71
#72Kaleb72US #115
#73Malachi72US #160
#74Peyton72US #130
#75Tristan71US #81
#76Jaylen69US #185
#77Luis69US #64
#78Caden67US #96
#79Nathaniel67US #77
#80Richard67US #108
#81Brian66US #87
#82Brody66US #70
#83Kaden66US #100
#84Ayden65US #91
#85Bryce65US #117
#86Henry65US #78
#87Zion64
#88Antonio63US #102
#89Carson63US #89
#90Sean62US #83
#91Parker61US #103
#92Aidan60US #59
#93Blake60US #90
#94Eli60US #99
#95Bryan59US #82
#96Preston59US #124
#97Adam58US #72
#98Micah58US #121
#99Steven58US #104
#100Dalton57

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑34Josiah#65
↑31Mckenzie#51
↑27Mackenzie#48
↑26Cooper#68
↑25Payton#60
↑22Kylie#43
↑22Jack#67
↑20Serenity#75

Falling

↓37Avery#94
↓26Mia#72
↓26Rachel#97
↓26Carson#89
↓25Faith#88
↓22Haley#64
↓22Sean#90
↓22Adam#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.